Robinson soaked it in Wednesday, donning a Racers visor for the occasion.

It wasn’t long ago that Robinson wasn’t going to be with the Generals this season.

He transferred from Lee to G.W. Carver this spring, only to return this summer with a newfound love for his old — and now new again — school.

“Home is where the heart is,” Robinson said.

Robinson, a 6-foot-9 forward, was a superstar last year for Lee. He was second-team Class 7A All-State, helping the Generals to a fourth-straight 20-win season.

He averaged 14.1 points and 9.7 rebounds, shot 56 percent from the field and led Lee to a 22-8 season and a Central Regional berth.

“It was an excellent year,” he said. “I played my heart out. It didn’t finish how I wanted, but we’re going to finish this year.”

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Lee's Demond Robinson (0) against Jeff Davis in the area championship game at Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday February 8, 2018.(Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser)

Robinson was at Carver by the time the Wolverines donned their 6A state championship rings, but he soon yearned to be back at Lee.

Robinson played in the AHSAA’s July North-South All-Star game — Lee’s Bryant Johnson was one of his coaches. At the end of the week, Robinson approached Johnson saying they needed to talk, Johnson said.

“I knew right away what it was about,” Johnson said.

Robinson said he had decided well before that week that he wanted to go back to Lee. He did not deliberate long.

“Just like that,” Robinson said, snapping his fingers.

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Demond Robinson jokes with his coach Bryant Johnson during signing day at Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018.(Photo: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser)

He had remained friends with his Lee teammates — Montgomery sports are a close-knit community — so his return did not engender acrimony.

“It wasn’t that tough,” Robinson said. “They accepted me.”

Robinson still had his old Lee gear, and said he had worn it while working out at Carver. When he first returned to Lee, it felt like a baptism, he said.